Wheel.



WHEEL.' APPLICATION FILED FEBJI, 1915.

Patented Oct. 12, 1915;

mvEn-Ton" JQTTORNEY ila WlTnEE ence being had-to the accompanymg draw- UMTED ysrairns PATEN LEONARD A. YOUNG, or HIGHLAND PARK. MeHIGAN;

WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern Be'it known that I, LEONARD A. YOUNG,"

a citizen of the United States, residing at Highland Park, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certaln new and useful Improvement in Wheels, and declare the-following to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the artto whlch 1t pertains 'to' make and use the same, refer` l ings, which form a part of this specifica- 4by most of the advantages of a wire wheel appear hereinafter.l

` used to connect the -ends of tion.

This invention relates to vehicle wheels andA especially to automobile wheels of a are secured without many .of its disadvantages. l

The nature of the improvement will fully In the drawings,-Figure 1\ is a side View of a wheel in the process of completion. Fig. 2 is a detail in section showing the manner in which a spoke is secured' to the rim. Fig. 3 is a' detail showing the parts of Fig. 2in their relative positions when the fasteningA has been completed.

The wheel that I have chosenas 4illustrating my invention is the well known antoniobile wheel of the artillery `type except that no wooden felly is used. However, I do not limit myself to a wheel of the artillery type as it is apparent that my invention resides in the tvpe of rim employed and the devices the spokes to the rim`.

The end of each spoke is drilled to form a mortise a. The rim, before final attachment, is in reality a channeled split ring b.

e However, I do not limit myself to any particular'kind Aof/rim other than a metal rim,

'as it is apparent that it makes no particular difference how the rim seats the tire. The rim is perforated so as to provide one perforation for each spoke.v The metal circumjacent the perforation is pressed inward to form a countersink to'receive the head of a stud c so that when the stud is in place, the top of thev head and the inside of the rim are flush. The stud is prefer-A lably fastened to the rim by welding so that it thereupon becomes a tenon. It is apparent, however, that other means of fastening .thestud tothe rim can be employed with- ,out departing from my invention.

spcicat'io of Lettersratent.. Paten ted 0015512, 1915. 'Application ined February 1-1, 1915. serial No. 7,579.

The vspokes are preferably insheathed yby a metal covering (Z which I have fully eX- ..pla1ned and claimed in a previous patent, A-thimble e is fitted over each spoke end and also-over the sheathing Z when this is used. This thimbleils preferably provided with a turned-in sleeve'po'rtion f which fits `tightly into vthe`mortise a and serves as a -the mortises, the rim is practically a true circle and its two ends meet, whereupon these may be welded or otherwise fastened together to make the rim endless and complete. When the two 'ends of the split rim are fastened' together, it is readily understood that the tenonsare securely held in the mortises so asy to lock the spokes and the rim together.-

However, the thimble.

may be welded to the shea-thing d and they -i rim b to even more securely lock the spokes to the rim, if this is desired.

From the above description, itis appar ent that I do away with the'wooden felly as usually lused, and thatfI get a certain amount of resilience in the rim itself by using substantially solid spoke members bridged by a thin metal rim without a wooden felly. This give or yield is indicated by the arrow at g, Fig. 1. This I consider of importance as any yield, no

vmatter lhow small, 'is very serviceable to soften the shocks to a wheel and it is advantageous to have itV come on the rim rather than on the spoke structure as it does-in a wire wheel. Further, it is to be noted that the studs welded to the rim form solid metal tenons andprove a great improvement overv the old form of structure of using wooden tenons on the spoke ends which engage in mortises in a wooden felly, for the stresses repeived byawheel very easily shear these o l What I claim is l. In a Wheel, the combination of a metal rim having perforations with the circumjaeent metal forced inward to form a countersink for each perforation, headed studs secured in the perforations and the counters'unk metal so as to have the tops of their heads Hush with the inner surface of the rini, and a plurality of spokes having inortised ends, said studs being arranged to fit in the niortises ol the spoke ends to tie the spokes and riin together. I

Q. In a wheel, the combination of a nietal riin provided with inwardly projecting integral tenons, a plurality of spokes having inortisesin their ends, a thiinble fitting over the end oi' each spoke and having a sleevev portion Ithat lits into the inortises to line the saine. the said tenons being arranged to lit into the .inortises with the sleeve portion of the thinihle, substantially as described.

3. A composite wheel.' having in eoinbination, a flexible metal riin free of any meniber that serves a telly. having ,inwardly projecting integral tenons. a plurality of wooden spokes' secured to the rim by interlocking with said integral tenons, and. metal sheathings for the spokes completely insheathing the spokes, substantially as described.

il. A eoinposite wheel, having in Colnbination, a flexible inetal riin` free of lany rigid member that serves as a telly, the -said rini being provided with inwardly project ing integral metal tenons, and a plurality of wooden spokes'having inortises in their ends, the said spokes'being secured to the. metal rixn by the tenons engaging in the ends of the spokes. v

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification inthe presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

Vitnesses STUART C. BARNES, VIRGINIA C. SPRATT. 

